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They have above ground lightrail, metro mover around downtown, street car under construction, heavy rail across the county and major expansion plan on the light rail and adding a missing link to miami beach.

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I'm thinking that downtown Miami is 'manhattanizing' really fast, it would be interesting to see if it ever 'reaches capacity' like NYC. The current skyline is very impressive. Investments in light rail networks are certainly paving the way for further densification, I'd say.

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i know i'm probably not going to make any friends saying this, but while the explosive growth in miami is incredible, i was kind of hoping that it would look a little more diverse. a lot of these towers look very similar.

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i know i'm probably not going to make any friends saying this, but while the explosive growth in miami is incredible, i was kind of hoping that it would look a little more diverse. a lot of these towers look very similar.

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I think it is all in what you believe is beautiful. For me, I have a knack for modern glass structures, not so much for the hulking brick buildings of the past. Yes, I think that the Chrysler and Empire State Building are beautiful in their own right, but would I want to see a city filled with similar structures? No. Would I want to see Miami filled with just glass buildings? Not really. But if they can put interesting shapes and designs to them (as shown above), then you may have something unique.

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I love glass but I like it to be integrated with other materials as well. Miami is a beautiful city but Miami's downtown needs more street life. When I went to Miami, the first thing I noticed was all the vegetation and buildings of a wide variety of colors. It really gives the impression that the city is vibrant.